- Okay here we go.
I'm Coyote Peterson.
I'm about to get bit by the toe biter on my big toe.
Here we go, one, two three.
(yells)
Get it back in the container!
(yells)
(groans)
Oh, it's just as bad as I remember.
Oh that is worse than a sting.
- [Man] Goodness, you are bleeding.
- I hope you guys got that shot.
- [Man] You gotta see it man, your toe is messed up.
- Alright guys, we are headed back to our jungle base camp.
My toe is still throbbing right now.
We're gonna try to film an aftermath episode,
show you guys how to clean up a bite from a toe biter.
I did put my boot back on my foot.
I can't walk through this jungle mud and grime
and risk getting a bunch of dirt wedged into it,
but just having to walk on my
heel right now with every step.
It's just like a shooting pain right into my big toe.
My toe is absolutely throbbing right now.
What I want to do is just get it
into some hot water as soon as I possibly can.
Mark and Mario went on ahead.
I said yeah I'll be fine, just want
to get a couple of takes out here in the field.
I'm sweating and just uncomfortable.
It feels like somebody slammed my big toe with a hammer.
Alright, let's keep moving.
That is a slow hike back out of the rainforest
to get to our jungle camp.
Whoa, the toe biter.
It is pretty much as bad as I remembered it to be.
Now, granted before I was bitten on the thigh
and not on the toe, but like I said,
the toe just seemed sort of poetic in this instance.
You're maybe wondering do I regret it now.
A little bit, maybe because of how much pain I'm in.
But, honestly, hopefully we all learn
something incredibly valuable from this little experiment.
If you see a toe biter, don't try to pick it up.
Don't try to step on it if you're barefoot.
Do your best to just admire it from a safe distance.
Alright, I will check in with you guys
as soon as we get back to base camp.
Here we go.
Alright guys, I'm almost back to base camp.
I sent Mario ahead and he is boiling water right now.
Actually boiling water is likely
going to help my toe in this scenario.
Okay, thanks, can I get a chair.
Alright, Mark's got a chair for me.
We're going to do a little first aid.
Oh my toe's still throbbing.
A little first aid on my toe biter bite,
which is on my big, left toe.
Alright, I've got to get my boot off, hold on a second here.
Let's see.
Sock off.
There's the spot right there, see that,
that's the blood spot right there.
Now what I want to do, is I got a first aid kit here.
In my pack and I always have a trauma kit
with me everywhere that I go.
There we go, field trauma.
Open this up, it is brand new.
I have a brand new one in every location that we go to.
This does have quick clot, which I'm not going to be using.
But I want antiseptic wipes
and a little bit of antibiotic ointment.
Alright, this is probably going to hurt a little bit.
You got a decent shot?
Ahh, just a little sting.
Gotta work that in there, nothing else coming out of there.
That's good, I'm sure the pressure actually
inside of my boot, probably helped
with any further blood loss.
And it wasn't a lot of blood.
And you can definitely see that the gauge
of the toe biter's rostrum pierced skin
with a pretty nice little puncture in the tip of my toe.
I'm sure it did not help that my feet were already moist,
because the inside of my boots
are soaked from last night's adventure
when we actually caught the toe biter.
I don't know if you guys remember
when I actually jumped and fell off the edge of the pond.
My boot was absolutely soaked.
Okay, that is probably about as good
and clean as we're gonna need it.
- [Man] So this will just prevent infection, correct?
- [Coyote] That is correct.
- [Man] And this isn't really doing much for your pain?
- No, this is doing nothing for the pain.
And honestly, the pain is not horrible at this point.
It kind of just feels like somebody
whacked my toe with a hammer.
It's like a dull, numb, throbbing pain at this point.
Okay, Mario, let's bring that water in here.
Okay.
- Get it nice and hot for you.
- Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's right on the verge of being too hot.
Now this should actually be really great for my toe.
Here we go, ready (yells)
Ooh, that's real hot.
- [Man] Just do it, one, two, three, go.
- Too hot for me to fully put my toes in at this point,
I've got to let it cool off a little bit.
Okay, here we go, ready.
Woo, that's hot.
But it does feel good on my toe.
Now what I actually want to do too,
is just massage that warm water into the bite zone.
Wow, that's still really hot.
- [Man] So talk to me, why does
this kind of treatment work with something like a toe biter?
- Well, I also use this tactic with the lionfish venom.
And warm water is helping to break apart
the enzymes, the peptides, and the proteins
in the saliva from the toe biter.
It's actually--
I can't tell if it's the hot water
that's taking away some of the pain
or it's the pain from the hot water
that's actually replacing the pain from the toe biter bite.
I've just got to let that soak for a little bit.
Alright, let's cut the cameras
and let's come back here in about 10 minutes
and see where my toe is at.
(dramatic music)
- Oh man, look my toe has kind of turned white
from being in the water that whole time.
Look at that, can you see that?
Zoom in on that.
- [Man] Yeah, you can see where
it poked through your skin there.
- Right there, yeah.
Well, it definitely still hurts, right.
It's not as bad as it was though.
The hot water is actually a great distraction
from the actual pain that's being produced
from the saliva of the toe biter.
Now, I do want to gently dry this off here.
Like that, okay.
And the last thing I'm gonna do
is apply some triple antibiotic ointment.
This will help fight any potential
infection that may set in.
- [Man] Basically neosporin.
- Yeah, neosporin that came right
out of my field trauma kit.
I do have neosporin, but we thought
we'd use something different this time.
I'm just gonna go ahead and apply that, you ready?
Kinda glob it on there.
Wow, that's thick.
I'm gonna kind of work that into the wound.
And around on my toe and this is great,
the sunshine has actually come out,
which is gonna help dry out my toe.
Now, I do wanna keep it uncovered
and keep an eye on it to make sure
that an infection does not set in.
Well, I think it's safe to say that thus far,
I have faced the first of my two greatest fears,
being bitten by the toe biter.
And it was bad, just as bad as
I remembered when I was eight years old.
However, the bite coming up, which is going
to come from the giant desert centipede,
I fear may be the worst bite you can possibly get
from any creepy crawly you find throughout the world.
Stay tuned guys, because that episode is coming up soon.
I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave, stay wild.
We'll see you on the next location.
If somehow you missed the giant water bug bite episode,
make sure to come back and watch
as I let this nightmare of an insect
give me a bite I will never forget.
And in of all places, on my big toe, youch.
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